Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-09-23

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
n proposed 10 the citizens of this Com
| IN monwealth for their approval re-
lection hy the General Assembly of the
| Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania. Published by
| order Of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. II
| pursuance of Article XVIII of the Constitution
| joint resolution proposing an amendment tC
| the constitution OF the commonwealth
| SECTION /. BE IL resolved by the Senate and
| House Of Representatives OF the Commonwealth
| Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
! That the following is proposed as an amend
ment OF the constitution sf the commonwealth
Of PENNSYLVANIA In accordance with the pro-
visions OF the eighteenth article thereof;
| AMENDMENT.
Strike out from SECTION one, OF article eight,
| the four qualifications for voters which reads
| as follows:
shall have paid Within two years. a state or
| county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months. and paid ut least one month
before the election" so that the section which
livery male citizen. twenty-one years OF
| age. possessing the following qualifications,
| shall be entitled to vote ut all elections
First He shall have been 4 citizen OF the
| United States at least one month.
Second. He shall have resided in the state
one year Tor II, having previously been quall-
fed elector or native born citizen OF the state.
he shall have removed therelrom and returned,
then six rnonths) Immediately preceding the
Third Heshall have resided In the election
district where he shall offer 10 vote ut least
two months Immediately preceding the cleo
tiOn.
Fourth If twenty-five years Of age or up
wards. he shall have paid. within two years,
state or county tax, which shall have been
asse ssed at least two months. and paid at
least one month before the election shall
be amended, so as 10 read as follows:
Every male citizen twenty-one years OF age,
possessing the following qualifications. shall
be entitled TO vote ut tie polling place OF the
election district of which he shall at the time
be resident and not elsewhere:
L First lie shall have been citizen OF the
United States ut least thirty days.
Second. He shall have resided In the state
one year (or II, having previously been quail
fed elector or native born citizen OF the state,
he shall have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) Immediately preceding the
election.
Third, He shall have resided In the election
district where he shall offer to vote at least
iy inp Thss ThsS ,esaure ~ Pie session % 1hereof
next after the adoption Of this section. shall,
| and from time to time thereafter may, enact
| laws to properly enforce this provision.
Fourth Every male citizen of the age Of
| twenty one years, who shall have been citi-
zen for thirty days and an inhabitant. OF this
state one year next preceding an election, ex-
cept at municipal elections, and for the last
thirty days resident Of the election district III
which he may offer his vote, shall be entitled to
vote at such election IN the election district OF
which he shall at the time be resident and
not elsewhere for all officers that now are or
hereafter may be elected by the people Pro-
| vided. That in time OF war no elector In the
| actual military service of the State or OF the
| United States. in the army or navy thereof,
shall be deprived Of his vote by reason OF his
| absence from such election district, and the
| legislature shall have power to provide The
| manner in which and the time and place at
| which such absent electors may vote. and for
| the return and canvas Of their votes IN the
election district in which they respectively re
| side.
Fifth. For the purpose of voting, no person
| shall be deemed to have gained or lost u resi-
dence by reason OF his presence or absence
while employed in the service OF the United
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